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Philadelphia
At the beginning of WWII helped to elevated Philadelphia out of the Depression. This is because the war created many new jobs in the defense departments. -
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Freight carts and ships moved through the u.s. Most being brought through Pittsburgh -
Germany invades Poland
Germany began its assualt on the world by first conquering Poland. which took almost a month -
Old Pennsylvania
Most Pennsylvanians did not like the idea of war. they were too tied up iin the great depression -
Peace Demonstrations
Peace demonstrations occured by people of all faiths at a County Fair. They were demonstating because Great Britain had just declared war on Nazi Germany. -
Pirate Game
The Pittsburgh Pirates played their frist game at Forbes Field. -
France surrenders to Germany
France surrenders to Germany. The armistice was made official june 25th -
old Pennsylvania
passed a peacetime draft law. which caused every male from the ages of 21-36 to enter the draft -
Peacetime Draft
Allegheny County men registered for the peacetime draft. There were 188,876 men in all. Officially, 89,069 men were city residents. -
Pa
in 1940 industrial leaders in York Pa began and industrial expansion. By highering more workers -
Stell production
Due to the wartime efforts, the steel production matched that of 1929. The Pittsburgh steel mills were operating at 100 percent capacity. -
old pennsylvania
Pennsylvania had sent troops to the war. By the end of the war more than 500,000 Pennsylvanians had served in the war -
old Pensylvania
Pennsylvania had deployed the national guard. They had been deployed to different camps in the U.S -
Smoke Control
City Council wanted to pass a more stringent smoke control ordinance. This ordinance had to be postponed due to the war. -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The day that Japan had Began a suprise attack on the U.S.A. The picture is the U.S.S. Arizona which is left undersea as a memorial to all who lost there life that day -
Air Raid Drills
Air Raid Drills were organized in Pittsburgh. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway started on June 4th 1942. And, ended on june 7th 1942 -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany invades Russia. Other axis powers helped -
D Day
The date that the allies stormed the beachs of Normandy. The original date for d-day was june 5th but due to expected weather conditions it was pushed back a day. -
Allies Liberate Paris
Paris was freed from Axis control(Germany). Germany surrenders to the allied powers. -
Battle of the bulge
Americans and Germans battle it out in the ardennes forest. It was mid december so it was extremely cold out -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima. It was a operation to fight the Japanese and take over Iwo Jima -
FDR dies
this is the date that FDR had died. His cause of death was a massive stroke -
Truman becomes president
Truman became the president the moment that FDR had died. Truman became VP in 1944 -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commited suicide on this date. There is no proof whether he did commit suicide -
VE Day
Germany and the other nations surrender. The war in the European front is won -
atomic bomb dropped on nagasaki
Atomic bomb dropped on a large japanese city. One of two used nuclear weapons in history -
atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima one of the largest cities in Japan. The last of the two nuclear bombings in history -
VJ day
Japan surrenders To the United States. After fighting for years the war is finished -
Philadelphians Fighting in WWII
At this time, there were 184,000 Philadelphians that were serving in the Armed Forces. Many of the minorities that were excluded from the Union were used to fill in the job openings.
